“4.For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. 5.And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.”
There has been a recent social media post of two elephants with grumpy faces standing side by side after stepping off what looks to be the ark. In the background, there are many paired animals walking or running from the ramp of the door. There is a little white bubble above one elephant that appears to be speaking, and it says; “Some cruise! It rained for the entire trip!” Its sad to see the amount of Christians that find this humorous. What appears to be just a cartoon comic, is nothing more than a mockery of God’s Perfect Holy Word! In this innocent little comic we find nothing more than deception and the darkness of man’s heart. The picture shows that the ark was sitting on the side of a sandy beach, but the Bible says the ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat. That may be simple, but yet its deceptive. Secondly the elephant says that it rained the entire trip, but the Bible says it actually rained for 40 days and 40 nights. David Sorensen’s commentary states that all of Noah’s family and all the animals would have been in the ark for around 370 days. That is a lot longer than 40. For someone who knows the Bible they would quickly say to themselves “that’s not exactly accurate”, but there are many lost souls that can easily be deceived about God’s love and mercy. The most disturbing part of this whole comic is the grump and gloom on the faces of the two elephants. They were dissatisfied with the trip! What a mockery to God’s love. Galatians 6:7 ” Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” What kind of Christian are you? Is your glass half full or half empty? Many live their lives with the attitude of, its always half empty. Philippians 2:14-15 “Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;” Are you saved? You have everything to be thankful for! The ark was salvation, not just to the living animals, but also to Noah and all his family. Its easy to overlook Genesis 7:1 but look at it: “And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark:…..” So lets say you just got your mount back from the taxidermist, your friends are excited to see your newly preserved trophy and in a short time the door bell rings. Your two best friends are now standing at the door waiting for you to invite them into your home to see this big monster. As you open the door, you quickly say to them “Come on in.” That would mean you are inviting them into a place your are already occupying. Look at 7:1 again “And the LORD said……Come thou…” Noah and his family was saved from God’s wrath! The entire time they were in the ark they were in the presence of God because God was already in the ark! So why are the elephants so sad faced? That is how the devil wants us to live, caught up in the 40 days of rain, rather than having joy in our salvation. For a hunter, we see a second great thing at the departure of the ark; Genesis 9:2-3 “And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all fishes of the sea; into your hands are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.” The wild animal was created and hunting began! The elephant comic paints a good picture of how many Christians respond to the great things God has done for them! Be thankful! Praise God for how good He has been to you. He suffered and died to set us free from this sin cursed world. Do we really have anything to be grumpy about?
Memory Verse Week 8/19/19
Philippians 2:14-15
“Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;”
